About whatthecountry

Three claims, one country. A daily deduction game played on a Venn diagram of all 195 countries.

How it works

Every puzzle shows three claims — geography, flags, names, languages and more, drawn from a pool of 130 — chosen so that exactly one country on Earth satisfies all three. Every country is a dot on the board, sitting in the region matching the claims it meets, and the answer pulses gold in the centre. Wrong guesses light up and get named where they live, turning the board into a deduction aid.

The daily challenge deals the same six puzzles to every player on the same calendar date, Wordle-style — one attempt, streaks, a share grid, and an optional daily leaderboard if you sign in. Endless free play lives at /play, and a study layer covers every country and every claim in the game.

The facts behind the claims

Claims are built from a hand-checked dataset of stable country facts — borders, area, population bands, flags, capitals, memberships — with one canonical interpretation per attribute (for instance, only land borders between sovereign states count as borders). Facts of this kind still have edge cases; if you believe a claim is wrong, please say so and it will be checked against the sources.

The “whatthe” series

whatthecountry is the second game in the series, after whattheday.com — a trainer that teaches you to name the weekday of any date in your head. The two share their look, their accounts and their love of a good daily streak.

Get in touch

Found a bug, disagree with a fact, or have an idea? Email jesper.kiledal@gmail.com — every note gets read. See what's changed recently on What's new, and how your data is handled in the privacy policy.